Goli otok

Abstract

Goli otok served as a site of a political prison and labour camp which was founded in 1949, at
the peak of Tito- Stalin political dispute, together with the nearby Sveti Grgur island, which held a
similar camp for female prisoners. Until 1956, throughout the Informbiro period, Goli otok was made
into a high-security, top secret prison. During this period, at least 13 000 political prisoners were
incarcerated on the island. The main focus of this paper was to show the socio-political aspects of
this political prison and labour camp's past. It contains former inmates' testimonies about harsh
everyday life in the camp and the peculiar methods of its orchestration.